The consumer decision process begins with a comparison of available alternatives.

The security market line (SML)

A) can be portrayed graphically as the expected return-beta relationship.
B) can be portrayed graphically as the expected return-standard deviation of market-returns relationship.
C) provides a benchmark for evaluation of investment performance.
D) can be portrayed graphically as the expected return-beta relationship and provides a benchmark for evaluation of investment performance.
E) can be portrayed graphically as the expected return-standard deviation of market-returns relationship and provides a benchmark for evaluation of investment performance.

What function does communication play in organizations?

A) Communication helps employees to coordinate their work activities.
B) Communication influences the quality of decision making.
C) Communication helps employees to fulfill their drive to bond.
D) Communication brings knowledge into the organization and distributes it to the employees who require that information.
E) All of the above

In military leadership, leaders at all levels are taught to put the needs of their subordinates before their own and to lead by the principle "Mission first, soldiers always."

Some companies choose to engage in a deceptive marketing practice called __________, which involves misleading consumers into thinking that a product is more environmentally friendly than it actually is.

A) environmentalism
B) green marketing
C) LEED
D) eco-lableling
E) greenwashing

In which quarter of which year did the prosperity phase of the business cycle begin?
$$\begin{array}{cc}\text{ Year }& \text{ CPI }\\ 2015& 100.0\\ 2016& 105.0\\ 2017& 112.5\\ 2018& 124.3\\ 2019& 141.6\\ 2020& 148.3\\ 2021& 151.2\\ 2022& 152.0\\ 2023& 152.3\\ 2024& 151.8\\ 2025& 150.0\\ 2026& 145.9\end{array}$$